[senordevnyc]

But we have more high quality non-reality TV than ever?

[muddi900]

I don't know why this was downvoted. It is a genuine counterargument, even if it misses some of the context.

The problem isn't that there are alternatives. The problem is that this sort of vapid human zoo has flourished and spread globally.

The only major culture that seems to have avoided it is China. And that's because they got addicted to even more vapid mobile livestreams.